Rethink & revise

Having a rough draft is a great first step because it gives you something to work with. I have posted some suggestions about how to think about this topic of managing multiple demands on your time. Don't be upset if you find that you have to set aside some of what you've written in your draft; that means that your thinking is getting more sophisticated.

One of the wonderful things about writing with word processors is that moving text around, making changes, deleting and adding ideas is really, really easy. Take advantage of the Help files in Word to learn how to select whole blocks of text and rearrange them. I've explained these and other revising strategies in the Revise section of the assignment document. The most important piece of revising, however, is allowing yourself enough time to do it. Between now and Wednesday, you should be spending at least 6-8 hours working with your draft (more time if you didn't do all of the preparation activities in the assignment). Keep track of what you do and how long it takes you to do it.